Chapter 246


    Like in a huge factory, every section in the alchemy department was in charge of a different task.


    The herbs were processed by tons of fancy machinery and inspected by quality assurance specialists


    before beingbeled as final products.


    As Jonathan continued following Beatrix further into the area, he realized alchemy was a really difficult


    process.


    It will definitely take more than one person to do all this. The amount of money, resources, and


    manpower required are insanely huge!


    Jonathan saw four senior alchemists controlling the me beneath Luminary Vessel with their energy.


    Upon getting a closer look, Jonathan realized something really strange about the me. Not only was it


    blue in color, but he also couldn''t feel any heat from the outside.


    On top of that, the blue me seemed to being out of thin air.


    “What''s with that me?” Jonathan asked curiously.


    Not wanting to disturb the senior alchemists, Beatrix replied softly, “These are igneous rocks that we


    get from the bottom of volcanoes. They can be ignited with mana to generate arge amount of heat,


    which is required to activate the formation inside Luminary Vessel. However, these are extremely rare


    and get used up pretty quickly, so our disciples need to go on missions to collect them. While it is


    technically easier because the locations of the igneous rocks are fixed, it is still a very dangerous task.


    Many disciples have died in the process of collecting them.”


    Jonathan gasped in shock when he heard that. My goodness... Alchemy really is difficult! I feel like


    cultivation is as hard as rocket science! One simply cannot reach such levels without having absurd


    amounts of money, resources, and manpower! Thanks to all those misleading portrayals of alchemy in


    movies, I used to think alchemy was as simple as dumping all the ingredients into a cauldron and


    lighting a fire underneath it. This is so much different than what I had imagined!


    “It''s gettingte, so you should head back and get some rest. Make sure to save my number so you


    can give me a call if you run into any trouble. I''ll help you out as long as it is not against any rules or


    law and within my power,” Beatrix said when they left the alchemy department about half an hourter.


    “Thanks, Beatrix!” Jonathan replied gratefully.


    Beatrix shed him a faint smile and gave him her number.


    Jonathan saved it in his phone, and the two said goodbye before going their separate ways.


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    While making his way back, Jonathan realized that Beatrix was actually a warm and kind person


    despite her cold and sharp demeanor.


    As he returned to Sunny Condo in the wee hours of the morning, Lah and Yuna were both fast


    asleep.


    Jonathan made sure to be as quiet as possible when entering his room.


    Instead of going to sleep right away, he sat cross-legged on the bed and popped the Trio Vitality Pill


    into his mouth.


    Jonathan could feel the Trio Vitality Pill being converted into three streams of pure vital energy the


    moment it went down his throat.


    To have three streams of vital energy surging around his body like crazy was a really peculiar


    experience for him, so Jonathan decided to focus on feeling every second of it.


    Back then, he had to take a deep breath to cleanse his blood and bone marrow.


    This elixir pill, however, could do all of that for him on its own.


    The three streams of pure vital energy soon diffused into his bloodstream instead of being absorbed by


    his cells, much to Jonathan''s surprise.


    As the pure vital energy increased the rate of his blood flow, Jonathan could feel his blood and bone


    marrow getting stronger.


    It felt like his body was undergoing some kind of transformation.


    After what seemed like forever, the three streams of pure vital energy disappeared from his body.


    Jonathan got up and threw a couple of punches to test his strength. Although his output remained the


    same, he could clearly feel a significant improvement deep down inside.


    Because his cultivation had been progressing far too rapidly, his body was barely able to keep up with


    it.


    His situation could be described as a car bing unstable when traveling at speeds it wasn''t built to


    handle.


    Naturally, that was an extremely unhealthy practice.


    Thanks to the improvement from the Trio Vitality Pill, his body was strengthened enough to keep up


    with his cultivation level.


    Jonathan''s progress in the final stage of Nascent Soul had reached that of Simon''s level.


    Under normal circumstances, it would take him about another six months of training before he could


    reach Celestial Soul.


    After consuming Trio Vitality Pill, however, all Jonathan needed was an opportunity.


    This is just like having a rtionship. My current condition is akin to having a car, a house, and lots of


    money. All that''s left to do is wait for fate to bring a wonderful woman into my life. I also have two Ninth


    Immortality Pills, which are much more potent than the Trio Vitality Pill I just consumed, but I don''t n


    on using them. After all, elixir pills are merely supplements to give one a little extra boost. Instead of


    bing dependent on them, I would much rather rely on gaining more experience and knowledge to


    strengthen myself. Besides, I was nning on giving the two Ninth Immortality Pills to Mabel and


    Simon, so it was never my intention to consume those pills anyway. That aside, there is one more thing


    that puzzles me. The Spirit Gathering Pills that I consumed in the past have been absorbed by the cells


    in my body, so why was the Trio Vitality Pill absorbed by my blood and bone marrow instead? Could it


    be that the Trio Vitality Pill is capable of affecting our bodies depending on what we need? Is it because


    Trio Vitality Pills are Immortal Pills? Is that why they know my blood and bone marrow need


    strengthening? Now that I think about it, it wouldn''t benefit my Nascent Soul cultivation if my cells


    absorbed all that stuff. Yeah, this must be the case!


    Jonathan felt a lot better after arriving at that conclusion.


    He theny down in bed and began nning what he should do next.


    I''ll head back to Yaleview tomorrow and give Mabel a Ninth Immortality Pill. Then, I''ll pay Catherine,


    Alicia, and Amber a visit. After that, I''ll take on new missions and collect elixir pills. I will also have to


    focus on my cultivation, which is of utmost importance right now. Oh, almost forgot about giving Simon


    a Ninth Immortality Pill! Simon and the others will also need toplete the ritual to be Master


    Richard''s disciples. Wait a minute... Is my mark still that of the Silver rank now that I''m an inner


    disciple?


    Jonathan quickly checked his Silver mark and saw that it had turned dark gold.


    A dark gold dragon? That''s the mark for inner disciples! People like Gideon, Oswald, and those first-


    generation disciples have ck dragon marks. Everybody knows that the inner disciples with ck


    dragon marks are not to be trifled with. Gideon, Oswald and the others may not seem all that powerful


    compared to Emperor of Chanaea, but they''re pretty much gods among men to most other people.


    Emperor of Chanaea is so powerful that he has left the physical realm and roams the void as a


    primordial spirit. Lance''s cultivation stage is so high that its progression is beyond ourprehension.


    It''s just like those billionaires with hundreds of billions in their bank ounts. Ordinary people like us


    can''t evene close to imagining the figures they''re dealing with on a daily basis.


    Man, I feel like I''m finally stronger than Edward and Jeremy! I went through a lot of hardships along the


    way, but the oue makes it all worth it. Of course, I''m not going to settle for this. Power is king both


    inside and outside of Divine Realm. I need to have the power to back up my level, or people will never


    show me the respect I deserve.


    Lance is no different. He is about the same age as Gideon and the others, but he''s able tomand


    them without having to worry about Divine Emperor. This is only possible due to him being so


    ridiculously powerful. This reminds me, where are Asura Emperor and Demon Emperor right now?


    Have they also transcended this realm like Lance did?


    Exhausted from all that thinking, Jonathan closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.


    At about three in the morning, he felt an intense rage surge through him all of a sudden.


    That shocked Jonathan so much that he sat bolt upright immediately.


    To his surprise, that intense rage faded away as quickly as it came.


    The fact that it came from Lah''s room made it all the more disturbing.


    Huh? What''s happening to Lah at this hour? Something doesn''t feel right...


    With that in mind, Jonathan quickly threw his clothes on and made a mad dash toward her bedroom


    door.


    As Yuna''s room was a little farther away, she wasn''t affected by the intense rageing from Lah''s


    room.


    “Lah?” he called out to her while gently knocking on the door.


    There was no response whatsoever.


    Not wanting to wait any longer, Jonathan quietly forced the door open and made his way into the room.


    It was really dark inside, and Lah was sitting on the bed in her nightgown.


    She looked like she had lost her mind as she stared nkly into space with her hair in a total mess.


    Jonathan ran up to her and asked worriedly, “Lah! Lah! What''s gotten into you, Lah?”


    That snapped Lah out of her daze and prompted her to look at Jonathan, but she still had a nk


    look on her face.


    What the... The Lah I know is a cool and confident woman! How did she end up like this?


    It pained Jonathan to see her in such a state. “Lah! Hey, Lah!”


    Eventually, Lah responded by telling him, “I''m fine, Jonathan. You can go back to sleep now.”


    Jonathan grabbed her by the hand and said, “Come with me.”


    “Where are we going?” Lah asked as he dragged her out of bed.


    “You''ll find out when we get there,” Jonathan replied.


    Lah wasn''t sure what he was ying at, but she chose not to resist and let him drag her out of the


    room.


    Still wearing her nightgown, Lah left Sunny Condo with Jonathan.


    Jonathan then started up her Beetle and drove her out of Divine Realm.


    He stopped by a convenience store on the way down Mount Frallein and bought lots of beer.


    After that, Jonathan drove straight to one of Lostaria''s biggest and most beautiful beaches.


    Since the beach was empty at the time, Jonathan was able to park the Beetle on the sand with it facing


    the sea, which looked like a gigantic beast that could swallow everything in its path.


    Even so, the ce felt really calming as they didn''t need to worry about people judging them.


    “I know there are stuff that you don''t want to talk about, so...” Jonathan handed Lah a beer as he


    continued, “How about you just drink those sorrows away? We''re far away from Gideon and Divine


    Realm, so no one will see this side of you. It''s true that you have Divine Emperor''s mark on you, but I


    doubt he''d care if we let off some steam every once in a while. As you said, we''ll be fine as long as we


    don''t break the rules, right?”